With a mission to improve health and quality of life issues by providing children access to safe places to play, exercise and come together, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust is the only park and garden organization working exclusively in low-income communities of color in the most at-risk, park-poor areas.
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Children's Institute is 107 years old and has developed an integrated service model designed to support the whole child, from birth to young adult, as well as entire families, through counseling and support services. They uniquely view all their services through a trauma lens, believing that many emotional/behavioral difficulties are directly attributable to past traumatic events.
Read MoreFounded in 1920, Eisner is a comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered medical home, serving families in the historically underserved communities of Downtown, South Los Angeles, Koreatown, Westlake, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw and Mid-City.
Read MoreFounded in 1946, Exceptional Children's Foundation is the only organization of its kind in California that provides a continuum of services designed to support individuals with developmental, learning and emotional disabilities throughout their lifespan.
Read MoreFirst Place for Youth was founded in 1998 to help foster youth (ages 18-24) make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood, focusing on four goals: housing, increased educational attainment, employment and healthy living skills. First Place is the state's largest provider of housing for this vulnerable population.
Read MoreNow in its 17th year of operation nationally, and their 5th year locally, Playworks provides opportunities for physical activity and safe meaningful play in low-income, urban elementary schools. Currently in 25 schools in LA County, they will serve 35 schools by the year 2017.
Read MoreSince 1998 Taking the Reins has helped under served girls develop teamwork, responsibility and leadership skills through their unique equestrian and urban farm programs. At their 2.5 acre beautiful rural setting in Arcadia, urban girls living just minutes away have the opportunity to escape their concrete environments by caring for horses and...
Read MoreWhole Child was founded in 2009 with the goal of developing a broad net of mechanisms and therapeutic projects to help children suffering from chronic pain because there are more children seeking care than there are special physicians to treat them.
Read MoreSince 1946, The Guidance Center has served underprivileged children, troubled children who are victims of abuse and neglect, children suffering from mental illness and/or depression, and families coping with gangs and violence. They have provided much-needed comprehensive mental health treatment to children and their families in Long Beach and Compton, helping them feel better and function more effectively in their daily lives
Read MoreEstablished in 1986, Stone Soup has been providing quality care that is safe, dependable and affordable for school age children in low-income communities where 89% qualify for reduced or free lunch and 18% have special needs. Recognizing growing childhood obesity and associated health problems, Stone Soup hired a consultant 12 years ago to design a specific, purposeful nutrition and fitness curriculum.
Read MoreFounded in 1994, InnerCity Struggle has worked to improve the quality of education in East Los Angeles by engaging hundreds of public high school students in developing the leadership skills they need to voice concerns, raise community awareness, promote solutions, and successfully graduate from high school and attend a four-year university or college.
Read MoreFounded in 2000, C5LA guides high-potential youth from at-risk and under-resourced environments by offering five years of leadership development, social, emotional and academic support and guidance in the college application process.
Read MoreSince 1996, Achievable has provided crucial services for children and adults living with developmental disabilities, many of whom have multiple disabilities and associated chronic & complex health issues. Dedicated to significantly improving the quality of life for this segment of the population, they have fulfilled unmet health, financial, and social needs,
Read MoreFounded in 2002, Children's Music Fund provides music therapy to children with chronic conditions and life-altering illnesses such as cancer, hemophilia, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, leukemia, muscular dystrophy, cleft palate, autism, seizure disorders and cystic fibrosis.
Read MoreSince 1990, College Bound has provided programs and services that prepare under-served students for admission into and graduation from four-year institutions of higher education. With a grant of $16,040.00, College Bound will create a Mobile College Advising & Application Program, a transportable computer lab that will give them the flexibility to...
Read MoreHaven Hills was established in 1977 and is a full-service agency providing safety and support to victims of domestic violence, specifically in the San Fernando Valley. They offer shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy and activities to support increased economic opportunities to low income families in Los Angeles County who are victims of domestic violence.
Read MoreFor nearly six decades, Junior Blind's mission has been to help those who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled achieve independence. 94% of those they serve are under age 21, and their service spectrum ranges from infants and children with one to six disabilities to newly blind adults who have been injured in a traumatic accident or diagnosed with conditions that lead to visual impairment.
Read MoreFounded in 1996, No Limits teaches lower income deaf and hard-of-hearing children to speak, dream, and achieve their fullest potential through its nationally recognized theater arts program and after school educational center in Culver City. It is important to understand that while profoundly deaf, all of these children have
Read MoreThe comprehensive drug treatment and recovery program at Phoenix House is holistic in design and focuses on the distinctive needs of each resident. All the girls at the residential facility come from low-income backgrounds and most have been victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, physical assault, gang violence, separation from key family members or trauma associated with immigration.
Read MoreFor 25 years, City Hearts has offered a broad range of arts education, including dance, theater and creative arts to at-risk and socio-economically disadvantaged youth, ages 5-18. These children live in the shadow of poverty and access to such art experiences is virtually non-existent.
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